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Democrats move to repeal federal law that forbids abortion materials in U.S. mail

June 21, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

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CNA Newsroom, Jun 21, 2024 / 11:30 am (CNA).
Democrats worried that a new Trump administration may use a 150-year-old federal law to stop abortion pills from being sent through the … […]

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U.S. Supreme Court to hear major abortion pill case in March

January 31, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

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CNA Staff, Jan 31, 2024 / 15:24 pm (CNA).
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that oral arguments in a high-stakes abortion pill case will be heard on March 26.&n… […]

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Bishop Barron, U.S. bishops condemn FDA’s approval of first OTC birth control pill

July 14, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

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Washington D.C., Jul 14, 2023 / 09:55 am (CNA).
Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, unequivocally condemned the FDA’s approval of the first over-the-counter oral contraceptive “Opill” in a sh… […]

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Catholic bishops to FDA: Don’t make ‘minipill’ contraceptive over-the-counter

May 16, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

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Denver, Colo., May 16, 2023 / 14:10 pm (CNA).
Federal regulators with the Food and Drug Administration should reject proposed over-the-counter use of the progestin-only “minipill” contraceptive, the U.S. bishops have… […]

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Legal battles over abortion pill only a hint of what’s yet to come

May 4, 2023 Russell Shaw 8

If someone were to judge only by the outrageous coverage and commentary in our pro-choice media, he or she could be pardoned for supposing mifepristone is some kind of wonder drug—a cure for cancer perhaps, […]

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BREAKING: Supreme Court temporarily lifts restrictions on abortion pill as it considers case

April 14, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

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Washington D.C., Apr 14, 2023 / 15:15 pm (CNA).
The Supreme Court on Friday placed a five-day suspension on all abortion pill restrictions ordered by lower courts while it considers Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. Food … […]

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BREAKING: Texas federal judge issues ruling in crucial abortion pill case

April 7, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 7, 2023 / 20:45 pm (CNA).
A … […]

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Catholic groups join fight against FDA approval of abortion pill

February 15, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 15, 2023 / 16:25 pm (CNA).
Several Catholic organizations are making their voices heard in the legal battle against the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of an abortion-inducing drug by… […]

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20 attorneys general warn CVS, Walgreens against abortion pills in their states

February 2, 2023 Catholic News Agency 3

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 2, 2023 / 14:25 pm (CNA).
As CVS and Walgreens continue to seek federal approval to sell an abortion drug, 20 attorneys general whose states restrict abo… […]

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Walgreens, CVS pharmacies to dispense abortion drugs after FDA changes

January 6, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

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Denver, Colo., Jan 6, 2023 / 07:22 am (CNA).
Abortion pills that can end a pregnancy through 10 weeks’ gestation will have far wider availability as CVS and Walgreens have announced they intend to fill p… […]

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